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# How to pronounce "underrestrain" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/ʌndɛrrɛstrɪn/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **un·der·res·train**
- **Native Audio**: [Listen](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ac/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-underrestrain.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-underrestrain.wav.mp3)

## Meaning & Usage

### VERB
- To fail to restrain sufficiently.
  - *Example*: "By enabling us to divert certain criminals from the penal to the psychiatric system, the fiction of mental illness as destroyer of mens rea protects us from guilt for punishing guilty but crazy criminals; by eschewing formally punishing—and, as a result, by capriciously underrestraining and overrestraining—persons guilty of crimes, this fiction endangers the safety of our persons and property and the integrity of our political system."

### Example Sentences
- "By enabling us to divert certain criminals from the penal to the psychiatric system, the fiction of mental illness as destroyer of mens rea protects us from guilt for punishing guilty but crazy criminals; by eschewing formally punishing—and, as a result, by capriciously underrestraining and overrestraining—persons guilty of crimes, this fiction endangers the safety of our persons and property and the integrity of our political system."

## Video Examples

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## How to Pronounce "underrestrain"

- **Syllables**: un · der · res · train
- **IPA**: `/ʌndɛrrɛstrɪn/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the pronunciation — notice how the vowel sound is clearly emphasized.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[underrestrains](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/underrestrains), [underrestrained](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/underrestrained), [underrestraining](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/underrestraining)


## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “underrestrain”?
“underrestrain” is pronounced /ʌndɛrrɛstrɪn/ (un · der · res · train). Listen to the audio pronunciation above to hear it spoken clearly.

### How many syllables are in “underrestrain”?
“underrestrain” has 4 syllables: un · der · res · train.

### What does “underrestrain” mean?
To fail to restrain sufficiently.


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